Use of non-pathogenic bacteria in their spore or dormant form to remove glycypharus droppings and allergic materials of all sorts of textile

ABSTRACT

The use and application of non-pathogenic bacteria in their spore or dormant form to remove glycyphagus droppings and other organic allergenic materials of any sorts of textile and in any environment they occur in and characterised by the fact that the non-pathogenic bacteria consume the glycyphagus droppings and organic allergenic materials and use these droppings as food, resulting in a permanent reduction of the droppings and resulting in a significant reduction of the allergen pressure in the areas to be cleaned.

The present invention concerns a new use of non-pathogenic bacteria in their spore or dormant form when removing glycyphagus droppings and other organic allergenic materials of all sorts of textile, including, but not limited to: mattresses, pillows, carpets, floor covering, curtains, blankets, fabric furniture, clothing, fabric upholstery in transport means.

It is a well-known fact that mattresses, carpets, pillows, seats, in other words all sorts of textile must be frequently cleaned due to the allergenic droppings of glycyphagi, both in private homes and in hotels, hospitals, homes, retirement homes, camps, transport means such as cars, buses, trains, boats, aircraft and the like.

To this day, chemical or biological detergents are used for such cleaning, which are applied both manually and mechanically, e.g. with vacuum cleaners, liquid cleaners.

A disadvantage of such cleaning methods is that they are fairly labour-intensive and are often inefficient, resulting in a failure to achieve the treatment's objective, i.e. making items free of allergens.

An additional problem is that these cleaning procedures only have a limited effect and must therefore be frequently repeated. Considering the small time interval, these procedures have become an important cost factor. It is well known that glycyphagi produce droppings already after 1 minute and introduce these into the environment; common cleaning methods are hardly feasible under such circumstances, all the more so because they quickly lose their efficiency.

This invention is therefore aimed at providing a solution for the above-mentioned or any other disadvantages.

Our invention concerns the use of non-pathogenic bacteria in their spore or dormant form to remove glycyphagus droppings en other organic allergenic materials of all sorts of textile and in any environment they occur, by having the non-pathogenic bacteria consume these droppings and allergenic materials.

Because the non-pathogenic bacteria use these droppings and other organic allergenic materials as food, this will have a permanent effect on the newly produced droppings; this results in a significant permanent reduction of the droppings, thus resulting in a significant reduction of the allergen pressure in the area to be cleaned.

An important additional advantage is the fact that a permanent effect on the newly produced droppings is achieved.

Another advantage is that the application is not labour-intensive and does not harm the environment, contrary to the well-known and previously used chemicals.

The invention is detailed below.

For a better illustration of the characteristics of the present invention, several preferred uses for the removal of droppings and other allergenic materials in accordance with the invention are given below, by way of example, but without any limitation.

In order to make a mattress, carpet or any other textile free of allergenic materials such as glycyphagus droppings, the mattresses, carpets, curtains, blankets, fabric furniture, clothes, fabric upholstery and other types of textile are frugally sprayed for 7 days with the non-pathogenic bacteria in their spore form; this treatment is repeated every 3 days afterwards.

For the atomisation, a dispenser is used which may be a canister containing a space with a pressure medium. This pressure medium preferably is a propellant such as nitrogen (N2) and/or nitrous oxide (N2O2) and or any other gas exerting pressure on the dispenser's contents to dispense the product from the dispenser through the nozzle, thus atomising it.

A very fine atomisation is obtained by means of the pressure in the dispenser and the atomising opening on the one hand, and the product's viscosity on the other hand.

The most obvious dispenser is a spray can, which is known for its fine atomisation for more than 50 years. Another advantage of this recipient is the fact that the spray can is never opened. It is a pressurised recipient and cannot be opened under normal circumstances. Product can only come out, nothing can enter, because of the pressure resulting from the propellant in the spray can. Another method is a pistol with a pressure feed or pump atomiser or any other atomiser with which a similar atomisation can be obtained. 

1. A method of removing glycyphagus droppings from textile comprising, applying, to said textile, non-pathogenic bacteria in spore or dormant form to allow said bacteria to consume said glycyphagus droppings.
 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said non-pathogenic bacteria are contained in a pressurized spray can with a propellant in order to be atomized.
 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein said non-pathogenic bacteria are atomized by means of a pump system with an atomizer.
 4. The method according to claim 2, wherein said non-pathogenic bacteria are atomized by means of a pistol connected to a container housing the non-pathogenic bacteria.
 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein said textile is selected from the group consisting of a mattress, a carpet, a floor covering, a curtain, a blanket, fabric furniture, clothes, pillows, and fabric upholstery of transport means.
 6. The method of claim 1, wherein said bacteria are sprayed on said textile during a period of 7 days.
 7. The method according to claim 6, wherein said spraying is repeated every 3 days afterwards. 